NEW YORK (AP) — “Augmented reality,” the blending of the virtual and physical worlds, is getting a boost this fall as Apple enables it on hundreds of millions of devices.
While software programmers are excited about the prospects, it’s not yet clear whether people will be ready to give it a try.
Augmented reality shows more promise than virtual reality, which requires headsets and can make people uncomfortable. But there has yet to be a “killer app” that everyone must have.
Rather, people will discover AR over time. People renovating or moving might discover an app to see how furniture they are thinking of buying might look in their actual living room. New parents might discover educational apps. Those people might then go on to discover more AR apps to try out.
